Search

391-420 of 1,000 results, sorted by relevance | sort by date
Jesus Revolution
Tedious retelling of the era of the Jesus freaks preaches to the choir
"...college kids in a VW van careening down the highway is shot like one of those high school “educational”..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas
A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state
"...site is 37 miles northwest of Marfa on U.S. Highway 90. Paris (Texas)..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35?
The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same
"...of road." That window largely depends on the federal highway department deciding that the TxDOT plan is not the..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs Faces Neighbor Opposition
Traffic concerns clash with 5,000-capacity plans off Fitzhugh Road
"...Violet Crown Amphitheater is part of a development off Highway 71 in Southeast Austin, and has attracted similar opposition..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Austin at Large: Reading the Palm District
A new plan-of-plans puts the spotlight on Downtown’s hard, rough eastern edges
"...Homeless in our own day. And, of course, the highway...."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: The Vanishing Texana Museum, Jacksonville
Train ticket leads to museum demolition
"...In 1985, the Highway 69 bridge over the railyard hadn't been built yet,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths
All crises are not created equal
"...traffic deaths began to rise in 2020. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced the first quarter of..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Uprooted Community at Congress Mobile Home Park Grieves for Neighbor, Neighborhood
Disposable residents in far South Austin
"...they're weathered, and you can't put them on the highway to move," she said. "Maybe the flooring is not..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Texas Is Burning and There’s No End in Sight, Yet
Record heat, no rain make wildfires rage
"...Hays and Blanco county burned 1,210 acres, jumped U.S. Highway 290 near Dripping Springs, closed down that highway and..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness
Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized
"...County used to be in settled encampments under the highway, visible to everyone and not committing crimes, before local..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips: Texas Roadstand, Cedar Creek
Stellar burgers and house-made pickles make this no ordinary burger joint
"...Tucked away in a wooded area off Highway 21, 3 miles south of Highway 71 between Austin..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition
200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?
"...back before the interstate, when South Congress was the highway into town from points south. Then Willie Nelson bought..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: I-35 Back on the Front Burner
TxDOT prepares the next draft of their rebuild plan
"...covering much or all of what is now the highway's footprint: capping the highway, and stitching Downtown back together..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Fantastic Fest Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Tricky time comedy is a low-budget delight
"...The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl and Penguin Highway, this time Ueda pulls his focus in to Koji's..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pressure Grows for Austin to Settle With Protesters Injured by APD
Nearly a dozen of those most seriously injured last summer are suing the city
"...Warkoczewski picked up a traffic cone sitting on the highway and placed it over a smoking canister. She turned..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Do You Solve a Problem Like I-35?
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Radio
"...Transportation (TxDOT), at least – is to widen the highway in its stretch through Downtown Austin, a plan that..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: Rocky Road
In this week's issue, the brawl over what to do with I-35 rages on; plus, the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is back, baby!
"...Austinites more than their hatred of I-35, the interstate highway-slash-hellscape that cuts through the center of town. Everybody more..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

How I-35 Plans Affect the Chronicle Property at 40th Street
Life in the fast lane?
"...that lie within the construction footprint of the I-35 highway expansion, as planned in both of the build Alternatives..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza
No funding? No resources? No problem.
"...city's 3,000-5,000 unhoused people to set up tents below highway overpasses, along city streets, and in parks. In retaliation,..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced
Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth McCracken, Amor Towles lead the list
"...copies, is bringing out a third novel, The Lincoln Highway, covering a 10-day road trip in Fifties America;..."

July 21, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips: The Big Tree, Lamar
Make a wish at the oldest living thing in Texas
"...The Big Tree is off of State Highway 35 at the north end of the Copano Bay..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Small Town Barbecue at Its Finest
Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que is smoked meat magic
"...head to Taylor for world-class barbecue, but heading down Highway 79 a little farther leads to the town of..."

June 4, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...loop for pure headphone euphoria. – Kevin Curtin Jonathan Terrell, "Highway"..."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Heartworn Highways
Restored documentary brings back the founding voices of outlaw country
"...When Heartworn Highways finally received a theatrical release in 1981, it was..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Doug Freeman

Day Trips: Copano Bay Fishing Pier, Rockport/Fulton
End of the road for a fishing pier
"...April 16, 1931, as a link in the Hug-the-Coast Highway (TX-35). A drawbridge near the center of the causeway..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Can Texas Clean Up Its Climate Footprint?
State Rep. Erin Zwiener outlines a House environmental agenda
"...by the industry-friendly Railroad Commission), such as the Permian Highway Pipeline being built by Kinder Morgan through Zwiener's Hays..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside
Holding on to El Barrio
"...house on San Marcos Street, just east of the highway, and named it El Centro Chicano. From there, they..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: I-35 Cap(ital Express) and Stitch
Pondering the future of a road with so much baggage
"...Ben White – one of the busiest sections of highway in the nation and a road with a lot..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election
The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race
"...most notably the lawsuit brought over the Kinder-Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline for violation of the Endangered Species Act. According..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Local Lawyers and Activists Come to the Aid of Protesters
A look at life after the arrests
"...the records. "Example: You get arrested for obstructing a highway because you're protesting in the middle of a street,..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

« 1    BACK    9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18     NEXT    34 »
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle